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For fiction that can accommodate different POVs, dividing those up per author not only addresses this problem but can be a feature. For cases where you want a unified voice, if you can't get a toug...
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#4: Post edited
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Monica Cellio
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2020-10-18T20:48:03Z (over 3 years ago)
For fiction that can accommodate different POVs, dividing those up per author not only addresses this problem but can be a feature.For cases where you want a unified voice, if you can't get a tough editor like Lauren Ipsum suggested, try having the authors edit each other's sections. In technical-writing teams I've found that this drives the material toward the center; I have no experience doing this with fiction but would expect it to work. But first sit everybody down to have the "don't take this personally; it's about the work" conversation to reduce the chance of bruised egos.
- For fiction that can accommodate different POVs, dividing those up per author not only addresses this problem but can be a feature.
- For cases where you want a unified voice, if you can't get a tough editor like Lauren Ipsum suggested, try having the authors edit each other's sections. Or, as noted in [another answer](https://writing.codidact.com/questions/5186#answer-5189), carry that idea farther and trade writing/editing passes on the whole work.
- In technical-writing teams I've found that editing each others' parts of a doc set drives the material toward the center; I have no experience doing this with fiction but would expect it to work. But first sit everybody down to have the "don't take this personally; it's about the work" conversation to reduce the chance of bruised egos.
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T02:11:29Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
For fiction that can accommodate different POVs, dividing those up per author not only addresses this problem but can be a feature. For cases where you want a unified voice, if you can't get a tough editor like Lauren Ipsum suggested, try having the authors edit each other's sections. In technical-writing teams I've found that this drives the material toward the center; I have no experience doing this with fiction but would expect it to work. But first sit everybody down to have the "don't take this personally; it's about the work" conversation to reduce the chance of bruised egos.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2012-02-09T16:00:24Z (about 12 years ago)
Original score: 15